Remote control murder: Afghan drones operated from Nevada and Virginia...

Last week’s admission that Britain’s Royal Air Force killed four civilians and injured two others in Afghanistan has highlighted the growing resort to remote-controlled “drones” as weapons of choice by the major powers.

The Guardian reported that the incident took place on March 25 when a UK Reaper drone struck two trucks on the ground in the Now Zad district of north Helmand. Supposedly directed at a Taliban commander, an investigation by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) confirmed that “civilians were discovered in the vehicles following the airstrike during a battle damage assessment”.

Britain’s military were quick to insist that it was the first instance in which an RAF drone had caused civilian deaths. A Whitehall source told the newspaper, “It was extremely unfortunate that the civilians were killed”.

The article noted grimly, “The families of the civilian victims will be entitled to compensation if they report to a British base and can prove their identity”. More...

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